Monthly Archives: October 2023

A deep dive into the Renewable Fuels market with Andrea Valerio President and CEO of Verbio North America

October 30, 2023
Posted in Podcasts
By Ernie Barsamian

Today on Tank Talk we dive into the Renewable fuel space. Our Guest on the show is Andrea Valerio President and CEO of Verbio North America. Andrea’s long career first started at ENI and eventually moved over to large trading commodity shops. In this Episode, Andrea explains the growth of Verbio and their proprietary technology. […]

Post Tagged with : Renewable Fuels

Name Your Price: The Tank Tiger and the Volatile Markets – A Look at Storage, Rates, and Oil Prices

October 27, 2023
Posted in Tank Blog
By Ernie Barsamian

Who remembers the old Priceline commercials? William Shatner, with his compelling narrative, would tell us all about how we can get hotel rooms and air transportation at whatever price we wanted. All we had to do was name our price. We could go as low as we wanted, and no one would know what a cheapskate you were […]

Post Tagged with : Interest Rates, WTI

Crude Realities: The Rollercoaster Ride of Oil Prices and the Quest for Storage Space

October 19, 2023
Posted in Tank Blog
By Ernie Barsamian

What happens when you take precariously low oil inventories, pile on production cuts from two of the world’s largest producers, continue an ongoing war on the Russian front and mix in a war about to happen in the Middle East? One would think that oil prices would go to the moon, right? In actuality, it seems that […]

Post Tagged with : oil storage

October 16, 2023
Posted in Podcasts
By Ernie Barsamian

Tank Talk Hosts Tim LeBoutillier the COO at Roady’s Truck Stops. In this Episode, Tim shares how Roady’s grew to what it is today and potential future growth. Tim also delves into his forecast for how many trucks we will see on the road as the year closes.

Post Tagged with : Diesel

Middle East Tragedy and Energy Market Turbulence: ExxonMobil Megadeal, New Entrants, and the Importance of Physical Trading

October 12, 2023
Posted in Tank Blog
By Ernie Barsamian

It is impossible to contextualize the horror and tragedy of the terrorist attacks in the Middle East over the weekend. Although sanity and reason tend to normalize our moral compass, history tells us that the fabric of our being contains unsettling forces that has led to bloodshed and war over and over again for the past […]

Post Tagged with : M&A, WTI

October 5, 2023
Posted in Podcasts
By Ernie Barsamian

Today’s guest on Tank Talk is John Blanchard CEO of Odfjell Terminals. John has an interesting career first starting in Finance & private equity and then moved over to the terminal world. In this Episode, John shares his expertise and perceptions on the current M&A market for terminals, terminal operational insights, and bulk chemical storage […]

Post Tagged with : chemicals, terminal

Renewable fuel & feedstock storage requests on the rise

October 4, 2023
Posted in Tank Blog
By Ernie Barsamian

There’s certainly quite a bit of excitement in the air as we enter the 4th quarter. What with meaningful football being played in Texas and with oil prices on a relentless climb to $100/barrel there are a lot of flying chest bumps echoing through The Lone Star State. People seem to be happier when football is good […]